OFSTED
11 February 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
14 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Trust
INFINITY ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
400
400 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
195
48.8% of pupils
Male pupils
205
51.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.5 pts
above England
School
28.3%
Boston
30.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.7 pts
above England
School
28.0%
Boston
35.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
Boston
1.6%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
70.0%
280
Any other White background
22.0%
88
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
16
African
2.3%
9
Unclassified
0.5%
2
White and Black African
0.5%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
23.0%
92 of
400 pupils
2.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.2 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
63.0%
2.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
75.0%
Reading
1.2 pts above England
School
75.0%
Boston
66.1%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
86.0%
Writing
15.7 pts above England
School
86.0%
Boston
65.8%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Boston
68.1%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.78%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.44 pts
lower than
England
School
4.78%
Boston
8.81%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.19%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.63 pts
lower than
England
School
9.19%
Boston
21.62%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.27%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.53 pts
lower than
England
School
0.27%
Boston
5.11%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
95.2%
7.1 pts
above England
St Thomas CofE Primary Academy
95.2%
Boston
82.9%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.